Process for making dolls.



' Patented new, 1917.

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I PROCESS FOR MAKING DOLLS; APPLICATION FILED OCT. I8, 1915.

1,250,0g5. Patentd Dec. 11, 1917.

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GRACE E. RUSSELL, OF CANON CITY, COLORADO.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GRACE E. RUSSELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canon City,'in the county ofFremont and State of Colorado, have invented a new Process for Making Dolls, for which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to a method of making dolls, the object of the invention being to provide a method whereby dolls may be easily, conveniently and economically made.

A further object of the invention is to provide a method whereby the divided sections of a stocking may be employed to form the external surfaces or casing of the doll, which is filled with any suitable kind of stufiing.

In the accompanying drawing I have shown a doll constructed in accordance with my invention, and in the said drawing,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete doll. I

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken through the crown of the head or cap of the doll.

Fig. 4 is a view of a stocking from which the casing of the doll is made, showing certain lines of division of the material.

Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the manner in which the face is formed.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawing, A designates a doll comprising a body portion B, a head portion 0, a face portion C formed by a part of the head portion, arms D, legs E and feet E. This doll is composed in general of a filling or stuffing F of cotton or other suitable material and an outer casing G of stocking material.

In making the doll in accordance with my method, a cotton or woolen stocking H, such as shown in Fig. 4, is employed, and in practice a stocking having toe and heel por tions H and H of a color contrasting with the remainder of the stocking is preferably used, and I also preferably employ a stocking having a ribbed or fluted top edge H. I also prefer to use a stocking having a smoothly knitted foot portion H and a ribbed body or leg portion H In the process of making the doll, I first sever the foot portion H from the body or leg portion H along the curved transverse line II, then fold the material around the fore portion of the heel part H between the lines JJ, and blind stitch the margins of the folds together, so that a vizor-like bead Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.11, 1917'.

1 Application filed. October 18, 1915. Serial No. 56,636.

or rim I will be formed around the heel portion H The foot portion H is then filled with the stuffing material and the edges along the line II drawn together and united, after which the sides of the toe portion H are folded or drawn together and caught or secured by stitching I In this manner I producethe head portion C of the figure of the doll, which is secured at the gathered portion II to the upper portion of the body B, after which the features of a face are embroidered, painted or otherwise outlined in the portion H thus mak ing the face and head of the doll, the main part of the foot simulating a high crowned cap and the heel forming a face.

In making the body portion B I em ploy approximately twothirds of the lower portion of the leg H- between the line I-I and the line KK in Fig. 4:, which line K-K represents a division line along which the measured portion H of the leg is separated from the upper third portion II thereof. The tubular body portion H is then severed for a portion of its length from the line KK downward, as indicated by the line L-L, the margins of each of the divisions of the part H so divided being stitched or otherwise united, after which the tubular body is filled with the stufiing material and closed by gathering and uniting it along the line II. This portion along the line II is employed to form the top of the body B to which the head portion C is secured, the extremities of the filled divided portions of the body forming the legs EE. The extremities of these divided portions are then drawn together by means of ornamental ties or bows E to form the foot portions E and simulate the bows of slippers or other articles of foot wear.

The arms D are formed by severing the top section II along the central line L-M, sewing the meeting edges of the divided sections thereof in tubular form and filling the same with the stuffing material, then gathering and stitching fluted or ribbed ends II thereof, as indicated at N, to simulate the hands of the doll, and gathering and uniting the opposite ends of said sections and stitching or otherwise securing the same to the body B, thus completing the doll.

If desired suitable accessories may be employed, thus, for instance, a ruffle of yarn as seen at 0 may be crocheted to decorate the neck at the junction of the parts B and C, while an ornamental bow or tassel P may be applied to the top knot of the crown portion or cap of the head 0, and it will be understood, of course, that the leg portions E may be suitably drawn and stitched or otherwise fastened together to simulate the ankles, and gathering threads may be run through and tied at these points to form the bows EH In making the body B the portion H is first turned wrong side out, the edges along the division lines KK and. L-L then stitched and the body then turned right side out and stuffed, as will be readily understood.

By the method of manufacture defined, I produce a doll which is simple and inexpensive of production and attractive and ornamental in appearance.

1. The method of making a doll, which consists in transversely severing a stocking so as to separate the toe portion from the body and upper and lower portions of the body from each other, stufiing and forming the toe portion to produce the head of the doll, bifurcating the lower portion of the stocking body at one end, uniting the marginal edges thereof and filling the same to form the body and legs of the doll, dividing the upper portion of the stocking body and uniting the margins thereof into tubular form and stuffing the same to form the arms of the doll, and then uniting the several portions.

2. The method of making a doll, which consists in taking a stocking having toe and heel portions contrasting in color with the remainder of the stocking and transversely dividing said stocking to separate the toe portion from the body portion and upper and lower sections of the body portion from each other, tucking and securing a vportion. of the footpart around the heel so as to define a margin around said heel, marking the heel to delineate thereon facial features and stufling the foot portion with a suitable filling, bifurcating the lower part of the body portion at one end for a suitable distance, securing the margins of the divided portions thereof together and then stuffing said portion of the stocking to form the body and legs of the doll, dividing the upper portion of the stocking body longitudinally and, uniting the margins of the sections to form tubes and stuffing and uniting the ends of said sections to form arms of the doll, and then uniting the sections of the doll body thus produced.

GRACE E. RUSSELL. Witnesses:

MARGARET E. Ross, Mvnrnn B. RAYMOND.

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